pride parade canceled because KIDS aren't allowed

Absolutely.

I find it hard to blame Ho for his communism, as the problems faced by his people came from western capitalism - in economics, in agriculture, in civil rights, in freedom, as one would expect from being a colony of a remote power.

And, the west flatly ignored his repeated requests to have these issues be part of the discussion.

 

I was a resident of city of Seattle and of the Seattle area for a long time.

It is an absolutely wonderful city, with features hard to find anywhere else in the USA.

 

Times they are a change'n
seattle homeless problem - Bing video

 

There are serious problems with homelessness in every significant city.

And, the right wing has NOT proposed a direction to take.

 

Sure, persuasion doesn't work. But seduction does.

 

I don't know about the right wing, but some republicans and most conservatives have recommended closing the border and cutting off the fentanyl that so easily persuades the potentially homeless that using it is better than paying rent.

 

LOL... So avoid the conversation and attempt to deflect. Lewd, lascivious behavior is the demand that you make in the name of stemming hate. It's ridiculous. Why would you believe that exposing kids to this behavior is a good thing?

 

Yeah they got that 15' high bronze statue of Stalin in a little foyer between two building. I wonder if it still has the red paint that was thrown on it? Might be time for another coat...

 

Ya, BUT! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Exactly what is it that you are worried about?

 

Yes. Homelessness is a serious problem in America.

If you or others have answers, you are free to state those answers.

 

?? No. Stop making crap up about me.

On the issue pertaining to schools, we should be teaching human biology, sociology, history, psychology, etc., which includes understanding those among us who aren't straight white Protestants.

As for the public, I don't really know what you are worried about.

 

Stop giving them money for one. It's a lot harder to shoot up, snort, or pop a ham sandwich than it is a check or cash. Not saying it can't be done but it's more difficult. Especially if you are hungry because the sandwich is in hand already and you know how impatient drug addicts can be.

 

Are you sure you don't mean the statue of Lenin in the Fremont district of Seattle?

 

You're clearly unaware of the nature of the problem.

There are a good number of homeless who work full time jobs. They choose to live outside of homes and apartments for various reasons.

And, having an agency charged with identifying addicts who you then plan to starve is unbelievably ridiculous.

 

Yeah, that's the one. I haven't been to Seattle since about 2015.

It's got cool restaurants and good public transportation, but the property crime rate is ridiculously high. They won't mug you but if you turn your back your stuff is gone. Also there is the occasional retched remnants of a little party on the side walk. Bunch of empty beer cans and used needles.

The fish market is fun too.

 

Yeah, we need a way to segregate those who want to work to earn housing and those that don't. A good many of them want to be homeless.

 

The vast majority of illegal drugs entering the USA from Mexico go through the federal entry points used for commerce.

We're not going to close those entry points. There is continued work on improving our ability to identify illegal drugs in our international trade.

This is a serious problem - there is no partisan political disagreement on interdicting illegal drugs.

 

How could you possibly know how much drugs are getting in and not going through ports of entry?

You are making that up.

 

My first suggestion would be to bring back manufacturing to this country.. Secondly, I'd crack down on illegal workers and make welfare far more difficult to get and force those on the dole to be productive, even if it took them having to relocate to parts of the U.S. that are experiencing economic booms.

Thats how my generation rolled, sitting in a ghetto waiting for DNC crapholes to offer opportunity hasn't and will never be a viable option and hasn't been for over 70 years..

 

Sorry - I wasn't clear enough.

There are homeless who have jobs, CAN pay rent, and DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT. There are actual, legitimate reasons for that - reasons that don't involve substance abuse.

These living situations often look seriously messed up, but you have to remember that there is political resistance to giving them garbage pickup and other basic services.

Think about cities where there are lasting strikes of those who operate garbage pickup.

 

Do your research. There is data on this, because it IS a huge deal.

Or, just remember that the quantity of drugs entering the USA from Mexico could not POSSIBLY be delivered by individuals with back packs.

 

Well it bs data because no government entity could possibly know the total amount of drugs getting in from Mexico. Your claim was the majority get in through the ports. How could you possibly know unless you are the distributor? You don't know the totals.

 

What the hell? Where you're going with all that is a mystery

 

Again, please remember that many ARE working and don't want to live in an apartment.

This is one of those cases where it's important to ask the "customers" what they want - why are they living the way they are.

In Seattle, there are folks not paying rent so they can pay college tuition, save up for buying a house, or they may have other objectives. They may just see the opportunity cost of spending a ton of money (which it costs in a city) on an apartment rather than on living life.

There are those who are living in "communities" in order to offer mutual support - which is far less possible if some individual member goes off to rent an apartment somewhere. US city living is not built around mutual support environments.

There are those who had some financial calamity in their lives, and need time to work their way back.

There are those who are working, but can't pay first/last/deposit yet. In fact, Salt Lake City found some success in one program that would move some off the streets by simply paying those costs to get people into apartments, where their income was enough to pay rent, utilities and food - just not all the startup costs.

I'm not suggesting there isn't a substance abuse problem. I'm saying that the problem is highly diversified and not susceptible to a one size fits all type of solution.

And, it certainly is NOT going to be solved by working on ways to make these people poorer. They are already poor. Mission accomplished!!